GOP marks international labor day by pushing death of mandatory overtime
Meanwhile Democratic lawmakers participated in demonstrations on Monday–to protest President Trump’s policies toward immigrant workers.
6 ways to put public interest ahead of Big Pharma profits
Increase access to generics, end “evergreening” drug patents, and other ways to put people before profits.
Kids suing Trump hope the courts step up on climate change
Congress and the White House aren't going to address the climate crisis anytime soon. Will judges?
Trump and trade
Trump wants to “renegotiate” trade deals like NAFTA. But there's no evidence he wants to fix their corrosive impact on labor protections or environmental standards.
Populism is not about mobs, anti-government rants or opinion polls
It's necessary to restate the solid principles of populism and reassert its true spirit.
Who’s behind the billionaire PAC targeting Elizabeth Warren?
Politicians like Warren and Sanders have so far proven resilient against the politics of negativity.
May Day, workers, refugees and the cracks in the left
“Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.”
Texas voter ID law led to fears and failures in 2016 election
Efforts to implement the nation’s strictest voter ID requirements – a solution in search of a problem, according to one critic – foundered amid court defeats, confusion and at least one giant oversight.
Trump’s banksters and the rollback of Dodd-Frank
Don’t let Trump and the Republicans endanger our economy again. Let’s not make the same mistake twice.
Don’t know much about history
Donald Trump thinks his intuition is better than knowledge of the past. That’s dangerous for him and all the rest of us.